Alvaro Lojacono

Alvaro Lojacono (7 May 1955-) was a Red Brigades member who killed fascist student Mikis Mantakas during a riot in Rome on 28 February 1975.

Biography
Alvaro Lojacono was born in Rome, Italy in 1955, the son of an Italian Communist Party member. He was involved with the Potere Operaio group before joining the Red Brigades, and he shot Italian Social Movement member Mikis Mantakas on 28 February 1975, leading to him being sentenced in absentia to 16 years in prison. He later took part in the murders of judges Riccardo Palma and Girolamo Tartaglione, and he was also involved in the murder of Aldo Moro's escort. He then fled to Switzerland, where his mother was a citizen, and he served 11 years in prison. In 1997, he was sentenced to life imprisonment in Italy, but was not extradited, as Switzerland did not extradite its citizens.